PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistar Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefano Vinciguerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alistar Overeem has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Overeem
vs
Vinciguerra

195 cm
24
256 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

180 cm
18
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistar Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefano Vinciguerra!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Overeem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Overeem tries to clinch but Vinciguerra is having none of it.
Overeem stuffs the takedown.
Vinciguerra should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Overeem tries to clinch there but Vinciguerra circles away.
Overeem tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vinciguerra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vinciguerra tries a head kick but it misses.
Vinciguerra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Overeem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vinciguerra fails with a takedown attempt.

Overeem darts in and clinches Vinciguerra up against the cage.
Vinciguerra tries for a takedown but Overeem manages to get underhooks.
Alistar Overeem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefano Vinciguerra.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vinciguerra avoids it.
Vinciguerra wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Overeem has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Overeem.
Vinciguerra looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knees to the body from Overeem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Overeem scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Overeem landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Overeem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Overeem cracks Vinciguerra with a nice body shot.
Overeem scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Stefano Vinciguerra has been cut.
A short uppercut from Overeem.
Overeem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Overeem.
Vinciguerra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Overeem misses with a knee strike.

Overeem drops Vinciguerra with a big knee straight up the middle! Vinciguerra is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Vinciguerra is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Overeem drives through and clinches with Vinciguerra against the cage.
Vinciguerra is still on wobbly legs! Can Overeem finish him?
Overeem lands a nice knee to the body.
Overeem maintains plum control as Vinciguerra tries to back straight out! Overeem connects with one knee! Two knees! Three, four, five, six...seven unasnwered knees! Vinciguerra blocks the eight but eats the ninth - then collapses! Oh the brutality!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knees). Alistar Overeem!